Equipment and techniques for low-altitude aerial sensing of water-vapor concentration and movement

Remote Sensing of Environment

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Progress in the development of equipment and techniques for making rapid measurements of moisture movement through the atmosphere over a large area is described. Airborne sensing elements measure relative humidity, temperature, and air currents. These data are telemetered to a ground-based station and recorded. A radar unit tracks the aircraft and electronically plots its position on a base map of the area being studied. Thus the distribution of atmospheric conditions can be directly related to the underlying terrain and vegetation features. ?? 1969 American Elsevier Publishing Company, Inc.

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Equipment and techniques for low-altitude aerial sensing of water-vapor concentration and movement